Q'Barra: Facing Truth Chapter 2

[Yeoman]

"We'll maintain our current formation for now. Remember, we are going to withdraw to the upper level of the temple if we encounter resistance. Kaelan is in no shape to fight yet and without him, we would be at a severe disadvantage in combat."
Catherine waits for the scouts to lead the way, and then follows behind with the rest of the group.

 

[Pebele]

Charles and Sepoto head down the West passage, followed closely by Kaelan, who lights the path. Catherine, Darrick, Trebuchet, Ducerne and Alicia follow twenty feet behind. Alicia hisses "This is not a good idea. At all." Ducerne shushes her, and keeps his hand on his weapon.

Charles and Sepoto come to a rotting wooden door, which they diligently check for traps. Finding none, they carefully push the door open.

Surprisingly, the door doesn't make much noise. However, the sudden light from Kaelan's sunrod does alert a cluster of figures to the groups' presence.

The "scouts" can make out that there are eight shambling half preserved, half rotting corpses dressed in rusted ancient armor with rusted weapons.

Key:
Allies:
Red: Trebuchet
Orange: Sepoto
Yellow: Darrick
Green: Charles
Blue: Kaelan
Pink: Catherine
Purple A: Alicia
Purple D: Ducerne

Hostiles:
White 1: shambling corpse
White 2: shambling corpse
White 3: shambling corpse
White 4: shambling corpse
White 5: shambling corpse
White 6: shambling corpse
White 7: shambling corpse
White 8: shambling corpse

 

[EvolutionKB]

Kaelan

At Catherine's words, Kaelan looks slightly offended. "Sorry Captain, but as long as I am still standing, I can fight. Whatever poison Janus used did it's work, but it didn't kill me."


With the shambling creatures standing ahead, Kaelan stands ready, waiting to see what his companions do.


[sblock=ooc]Init: 23(Nat 20) If I am first I will delay to see what the other melee types do. I have no intention of staying back, unless we all pull back. But I don't want to be the first in there and get surrounded either. If the undead move up to Darrick and myself before Ducerne can go, I will make a full attack and then step backward(taking my init after the undead) If Ducerne reaches before the undead, I will withdraw backward. Now would be a good time for Catherine to use her new ability to turn undead. [/sblock]

 

[Yeoman]

Damn our luck. *sigh*

Catherine moves forward towards the undead. "Darrick and Ducerne, move to the front and cover our retreat. I'll be behind you, and I'll try to drive them back, using my faith. As for the rest of you, begin your retreat now. We'll cover your escape, and then get ourselves out. Now GO!"

Time to see if faith alone is really enough to drive them back...

Holding forth her silver sunburst symbol, Catherine steadies herself, and then begins to chant holy verses from the scripture of Dol Arrah. The symbol seems to briefly flash with a brilliant white light, as Catherine finishes her attempt at driving the undead back. "Begone you cursed abominations, and trouble us no more!

[sblock=OOC]
Initiative 7
Turning Check 17
Turning Damage 14
I hope that's good enough. I'm not the best cleric!

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[Rolzup]

Darrick breaks into a run, drawing his sword as he moves. "We can hold them," he calls, "Never fear."

[sblock=OOC]

Intiative: 22

Double move to I6, and take up a defensive stance.

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[Rookseye]

[SBLOCK] Initiative check = 10
Sepoto retreats as quickly as he can, keeping his companions moving in front of him.[/SBLOCK]

Sepoto stops dead in his tracks, the musty smell of death filling his flaring nostrils as the door is opened. As Catherine strides forward, holy symbol defiantly raised, the shifter raps the hulking warforged soundly on his arm, speaking loudly,

"See, Trenchbucket, no pattern persists forever, now we run! Come on!"

 

[BRP2]

Charles awaits to see the effects of Catherine's turning attempts, but he is battle ready.

[sblock]Initiative (1d20+6=20)

If you don't mind, I also would like wait until happens with the turning attempt.
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[Shayuri]

"I will cover your retreat," Trebuchet decides, remaining where he is.

 

[Pebele]

Hearing Catherine's orders, Darrick and Ducerne charge forward to block the hallway from the advancing undead.

Catherine steps in behind them and brandishes her holy symbol. A brilliant flash of light fills the room and seems to form a transparent shield in front of the group. Nearly all of the undead are turned back by the energy but one still lumbers towards the party. It clumsily attacks Ducerne with it's rusted halberd, but he parries the attack easily.

Alicia takes up a position next to Catherine, as the rest of the party retreats down the hallway.

Key:
Allies:
Red: Trebuchet
Orange: Sepoto
Yellow: Darrick
Green: Charles
Blue: Kaelan
Pink: Catherine
Purple A: Alicia
Purple D: Ducerne

Hostiles:
White 1: shambling corpse
White 2: shambling corpse
White 3: shambling corpse
White 4: shambling corpse
White 5: shambling corpse
White 6: shambling corpse
White 7: shambling corpse
White 8: shambling corpse

 

[Rolzup]

"We can hold them," Darrick says confidently, doing his damdest to conceal his nervousness.

[Sblock=OOC]
Ready an action to hit anything that comes within range, and make the same foe the target of his Shield Block.

Well, he's consistent.... Natural 1 to-hit.

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